Yoooo!

I just got back from Bethany beach with friends last night and have never been so sore and tired. We kayaked, biked, ran around, swam and went ham non-stop. My friends from home are all like that, so its pretty fun.  Surf was little, but it was still great to check out the surfers at this spot we found.  But when we were playing tackle frisbee I wrecked my back.  It's pretty bad, and I can't stand up very long, and swimming starts in two hours so that will be nuts.  Haven't gotten it checked out yet, but might need to do that sometime...

I haven't had much work, so I've been going to concerts and the beach the last couple weekends with friends which has been great.  I also went to Harrisonburg last week which was awesome.  I met up with Chloe, Rosie, and Emily to get ice cream and hang out for a while. I got Emily's camp deposit, and Chloe is mailing hers in soon. We talked about who they want to see at camp and other people who really want to come. They told me that Mikayla O'Falen really wants to come so I am praying hard that the Lord makes that possible! It was so great just to see them and talk about life and talk to their parents as well.

I drove my sister to JMU as well on my trip, and the Lord really did some crazy stuff in our conversation.  She talked to me about how hard things were and how she was unhappy.  She talked to me about how she is starting therapy and hoping that she can get some real help. I think this is really a huge thing for our family and for Brenna.  I really pray that she can see the Lord working in all of this and hopefully stop going out so much.  It was hard in the beginning because she was smoking a lot and on the property and that was frustrating, but I think therapy and being open will be good for her.

I've been meeting with Megan, a girl who was in WyldLife when I led, every week. That has been the coolest. We talk about her life and her friends and Jesus a lot.  She wants her friends to know Jesus so bad, and its neat to not be leading here anymore, but her to encourage me at Skyline. She's incredible.  Pretty amazing.  The Lord is really working in so many ways, and it makes me want to go back to Skyline and be there all the time.

I've been running a lot lately and am stopping to pray at schools in my neighborhood.  That's been really cool too that ministry doesn't stop at where I lead.

Evan's great. He is such an example of Jesus when things are hard at home, and I've been so blessed by our relationship this summer already.  We are going to start up a Bible study together soon and I'm pumped.

The Lord is so good here, but sometimes its hard with my family not being very open about their faith and my friends being crazy.  Miss you guys lots. Read Romans 8, its been really meant a lot to me lately.

Praying for y'all.

-dev